by Tasmiah Akter The Global Engagement Minor (GEM) at Wesleyan is a unique opportunity for Wesleyan students to explore their academic interests, extracurricular activities, and language skills in learning how to navigate the world! The GEM provides immense flexibility by allowing students to select courses that provide a global perspective according to their interests, continue…
Global Engagement Minor
Global Engagement Minor in details: interview with Wesleyan alum Cyn Le
by Oleksandra Volakova Cyn Le- the current Multilingual Writing Fellow, who graduated from Wesleyan with a Government major and Global Engagement minor – talks about GEM, how it helped them throughout undergrad studies and after, and why freshmen will benefit from minoring in this. Q: How would you explain Global Engagement Minor to people who…
A Summer in the Rainforest
by Tasmiah Akter For most people, the idea of a rainforest may elicit a scene something along these lines: mud-caked shoes, towering trees, sprawling greenery, multicolored flowers, humid air, poisonous tree frogs, etc. When students Tamira Le ‘26, Josie Dickman ‘26, Cecilia (Sissi) Briana Foldessy-Stiegemeier ‘26, Julia Augustyn ‘25, and Emma Knapp ‘25 went to…
Welcome to Wesleyan’s International News Group!
by Dylan Campos ’24 On Friday, September 30, 2022, the International News Group held its inaugural meeting at the Fries Center for Global Studies common room. In conjunction with the FCGS and the Shapiro Writing Center, students, faculty, and staff met to share their interests in current global affairs, international media messaging, and multicultural learning…
Meet Anita Deeg-Carlin, our new Associate Director of Intercultural Learning, and learn about the Global Engagement Minor!
Like many American college students, I could not decide what to focus on in college! My parents were born in Germany during World War II and immigrated to the US as adults. My father had an engineering degree from Germany, but as a refugee, my mother only managed to complete an eighth-grade education. I was born in…
First-Year Students: Apply for the Global Engagement Minor
The Global Engagement Minor (GEM) is a unique opportunity for Wesleyan students to explore their academic interests, extracurricular activities, and language skills in learning how to navigate the world. The GEM provides flexibility like no other, allowing students to select courses that provide a global perspective according to their interests, continue previous language study or…
Global Engagement Minor Info Session
The Fries Center for Global Studies is excited to invite Wesleyan’s Class of 2024 to the Global Engagement Minor’s virtual info session. Natalia Román Alicea, Assistant Director of Intercultural and Language Learning, will be present to share information about the program and answer any questions about the minor’s application, eligibility, and required courses. You…
Global Engagement Minor Application Open to Second-Semester Frosh
Wesleyan’s strengths in language studies, study abroad, civic engagement, and social justice are brought together in the Global Engagement Minor (GEM). The Global Engagement Minor integrates a student’s academic studies, co-curricular activities, and experiential learning in order to help each participant reflect on and further cultivate their intercultural development and global engagement. For more information…
New Minor Integrates Intercultural and Global Experiences
The Global Engagement Minor (GEM) is an exciting new opportunity that allows students to integrate their academic studies, co-curricular activities, and experiential learning in order to help them reflect on and further cultivate their intercultural development and global engagement. During their sophomore through senior years, GEM students will complete an introductory seminar, global perspective coursework, language…